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The Mohocks: Britain’s Notorious Night-Walkers of the Early 1700s Bowie and the Mohocks In 2016, archivists discovered that David Bowie’s final, unfinished project was not only his last album Blackstar, but also the beginnings of an “18th-Century musical” called The Spectator. Hidden in his study were notes on London crime, satire, and society, including references […]
Monmouthshire Beacon – Friday 23 November 1900 Monmouth, Monmouthshire Borough Thursday, 15th inst.—Before the Mayor (Hamilton T. Baillie, Esq.) who sat for the first time, K. Hall, J. G. Wilson and Horace Bailey, Esqs., and Alderman W. Hughes. DRUNK. James Gwynne, for whom his brother Tom appeared, was summoned for being drunk and disorderly in […]
Poole & Dorset Herald – Thursday 08 September 1864 POOLE PETTY SESSIONS THURSDAY, September 1.Before E. Mullett and J. Lankester, Esqs. AN ESCAPED SLAVE IN TROUBLE. – A man of colour, who was unable to give his own name, was brought up on the following charge – Mr. R. Hoskins, wine and spirit merchant, High-street, […]
Warrington Examiner – Saturday 03 August 1901 BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES Cruelty to Horses. At the Borough Police Court on Monday morning, several persons were charged before Mr. Monks (in the chair) and other magistrates with cruelty to animals. In the first case, the defendants were Ralph Hope, of 60 Bold Street, Leigh; and Thomas Pickles, […]
Exeter Flying Post – Wednesday 18 April 1883 SCENE IN DARTMOOR PRISON. With a view of putting a stop to the murderous assaults that have recently been committed on warders by convicts at Dartmoor, the authorities, acting under directions from the Home Secretary, on the 10th instant, put Thomas Jones, a convict from Liverpool, upon […]
Bedfordshire Mercury – Saturday 29 August 1896 ASSAULTING A WIFE. George Smith, labourer, Aspley Guise, was charged by Susan Smith, his wife, with having assaulted her at Aspley Guise, on the 17th inst. — Defendant pleaded guilty; he said he was sorry, but he had taken too much beer. — Complainant stated that when her husband came […]
